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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Regional Economic and Social Council and the Council for Culture, Education and the Environment

Article R4432-15

…apply to the regional economic, social and environmental councils. The same provisions, with the exception of those of the second paragraph of article R. 4134-12, apply to the operation of the counci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

…PPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 222-1 to L. 222-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 222-7 and L. 222-8 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 févrie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17-1

Provided they justify this in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in I of article L. 233-16 are exempt from the obligation to draw up and publish consolidated accou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 758

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article L. 216-1 du code pénitentiaire, la contrainte judiciaire est subie en établissement pénitentiaire, dans le quartier à ce destiné.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-22-1

The dispositions de l'article 11 du code de procédure pénale ou celles relatives au secret professionnel ne font pas obstacle à la notification d'informations relatives à un contenu illicite aux perso…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1965 A

…Heirs or legatees are entitled, within the period set out in Article R. 196-1 of the Book of Tax Procedures, to claim, subject to the justifications prescribed in Article 770, the deduction of debts e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions relating to associated communes resulting from a merger with more than 100,000 inhabitants and delegated communes

Article R2113-19

…applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et aux communes déléguée…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-98

…ments must complete and send electronically, by 31 May 2022 at the latest, the form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in which they declare the amount of turnover relatin…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3361-1

…ptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to decisions taken by delegated federations

Article R*131-46

…ve rejected the applications listed in appendix I-7, which fall within the scope of its public service missions.

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